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Kappa Delta Chi

Quick Facts

Letters – ΚΔΧ

Nickname – Kappa Chis

Motto – Pledging honor, giving friendship

Colors – Maroon, white, and gold

Founding Year – 1961

History

In the spring of 1961, the need for a sixth sorority on Hope's campus became evident
when there were more women desiring sorority membership than there were openings permitted.
Questionnaires asking whether there was an interest in starting a new sorority were
sent to all Hope women. On May 11, 1962, 30 women dressed in formals gathered in Gilmore
Cottage. There the Panhellenic Board initiated these founders, and the Kappa Delta
Chi Sorority was officially chartered.

Creed

We believe in sincere friendship. We believe in the value of activities which promote
social development.We believe in the genuine worth of every individual.We believe in showing kindness and unselfishness to all.We believe in service to others.We believe in the enrichment of the mind.We believe in the self-improvement, realizing that the sorority grows only as each individual
member grows.We believe in striving to follow Christian principles as the guide for our lives. We, Kappa
Delta Chi, have founded our sorority on these principles, and we will try to uphold
them, both as individuals and as a group.

Hope College will offer an advance screening of the new documentary “The Pursuit,” which explores the question of how to create a better world for all, starting with those at the margins of society, on Monday, Feb. 4, at 7 p.m. at the Knickerbocker Theatre in downtown Holland.